Cal State Fullerton’s women’s softball squad scored a 2-1 walk-off victory Sunday over Cal Poly on “No One Fights Alone” day to complete a series sweep. The win was the fifteenth Big West series sweep in Titan’s last 26 conference series matchups.

Taylor Dockins got the start on the day designated by Fullerton to support her battle against cancer, and she was dominant.

The sophomore went the distance for her second complete game of the season allowing just one run on four hits and two walks while striking out a season-high five batters.

With the win, Dockins moves to 5-5 on the year; she has allowed just two runs over her last 10 innings of work.

It was a pitchers’ duel as Cal Poly’s Steffi Best limited the Fullerton offense to just the two runs on seven hits.

The Mustangs scored a run in the third inning on a fielder’s choice to take the early lead; the Titans scored in the fourth on a Sam Kennedy sacrifice fly.

In the seventh inning, Julia Valenzuela reached base on an error and scored the winning run on a single from Zoe Richard.

The Titans will finish the regular season at UC Riverside this weekend with a game on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday.

The softball team celebrated Senior Day with a sweep of Cal Poly on Saturday afternoon, 2-1 and 6-1.

Game one was a pitchers’ duel as Dani Martinez and Steffi Best battled it out into extra innings. Martinez earned the victory,, one run on two hits and three walks, and striking out a career-best 11.

In game two, junior right-hander Sohie Frost went the distance, allowing one run on seven hits and a pair of walks while striking out five.

Whitmore belted a two-run home run in the second inning and another two-run homer in the fourth inning.

In her final home game, Ari Williams went 2-for-3 in game one and then 3-for-3 with an RBI triple in game two. She now has sole possession of third place for most triples in program history.

Baseball team wins one against Davis

Cal State Fullerton dropped the final contest of a three-game series with UC Davis, 3-2, Sunday at Goodwin Field, giving the Aggies a 2-1 series win.

Despite the loss, the Titans’ Isaiah Garcia had an impressive weekend, going 5-for-11 at the plate with five RBIs. Zach Lew went 2-for-2 Sunday afternoon with one RBI.

In Saturday’s game, the Titans rallied bringing in five runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Aggies, 11-9.

Isaiah Garcia had an impactful game for the Titans going 1-for-3 with one run and a career-high five RBIs. Garcia’s previous career-high was three RBIs against Cal Poly.

Jairus Richards also had a career day at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs.

In the seventh inning, Matthew Sanchez struck out three batters while only allowing one hit on his way to earning his first Division I win.

The Titans were a jam in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and no outs, but Michael Weisberg came in to end the inning on just two pitches with help from a double play turned by Hank LoForte and Brett Borgogno.

Dillon Brown earned his second save of the season as he come on in the ninth inning and didn’t allow a single hit.

In Friday’s 3-1 loss, Tanner Bibee pitched the first complete game of his career, allowing just three earned runs and recording eight strikeouts. Bibee threw a career-high 133 pitches against the Aggies.

Men head to S.C. golf tourney

The Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team is heading to the Tournament Players Club of Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C., for the Myrtle Beach Regional hosted by Coastal Carolina University and the Myrtle Beach Regional Sports Alliance.

The Titans earned the NCAA postseason birth by way of their Big West championship victory last week in Hawaii, their first title since 2014.

The Fullerton effort was led by Matt Wilson, who became the first ever Titan to win the Big West golf championship individually. Wilson finished with a 5-under par 211.

The action at TPC Myrtle Beach is May 13-15, and will be broadcast on the Golf Channel.

Titans win in Twilight meet

The track and field team hosted Titan Twilight, its third and final meet of the season, last Friday as the squad prepares for Big West Championships at UC Santa Barbara this weekend.

Results from the day include a win for Sandra Flores in the 800 meter event with a personal-best time of 2:11.11, tied for the sixth-best mark in the conference this year.

Shelby Noble won the women’s pole vault with a mark of 12-3.5 (3.75m). Marcel Sylvester tied his personal-best mark of 6-9 (2.06m) to win the men’s high jump.

Trevor Gorwin won the men’s shot put with a season-best toss of 56-3 (17.14m), the No. 4 mark in the Big West. Gorwin also led the way for the men to take 2-3-4-5 in the men’s hammer with his toss of 194-2 (59.18m) to take second place.

Blake Rose took third in the 400-meter hurdles (55.46), sixth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.24) and fourth in the javelin (151-3, 46.10m).

Women place in Big West

Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis claimed three Big West All-Conference honors this past week for the 2019 campaign.

Cal State Fullerton is one of the only two teams placing two players in the Big West All-Conference Singles First Team.

Karla Portalatin and Sarah Nuno were key players for the Titans this season in both doubles and singles. The two seniors paired up in doubles for most of the season at No.1. The pair led the team in doubles with a 14-7 overall record and also dominated the Big West with a 5-1 record.The duo of Portalatin and Nuno were named to the Big West First Team for the 2018 season and have been named the All-Conference Doubles First Team for their second consecutive year.Nuno who also earned a spot on the 2018 Big West Singles First Team has been named to the Big West Singles First team for the second consecutive year.

Genevieve Zeidanwas the first ever Titan to be named Big West Freshman of the Year in 2018 and was also named on the Big West Singles First team.

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